Jennifer Torres FLOW THIS SAT Aug 23 @ Marcus PAC

About Me

NEW STUFF
Aqui Milwaukee
Hip-Hop, Youth and Christian Ministry FLOW Together
Aug/Sept 2008
What do you get when you mix hip-hop and Christian worship in one room? Fellowship Leaning On The Word, or FLOW. FLOW holds free workshops, concerts and other events for local youth that include performances by Dredknox, Andy Vik, Vessel, Lance Cain, Ill Grammar and Jennifer Torres. Roberto Torres says F.L.O.W. is 'a concept trying to use non-traditional means to cure violence in Milwaukee'...
Aqui Milwaukee
Road to the Top - 9 Hot Artists
June/July 2008
With Roberto Torres, Nakia D. Hood and Delvyn Crawford, Dredknox is the top act of 7th Platoon Entertainment, an independent label led by Torres. Dredknox, whose songs talk about street life but don't glorify violence, just released a new mixtape, "The Time Is Now", which you can download by going to myspace.com/dredknox.
F.L.O.W. at Marcus Performing Arts Center August 23!
Myspace Layouts

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/13/2006
Band Website: 7thPlatoon.com
Influences:
This Joy (at FLOW)

Comedy Skits at LBA Camp Talent Show

Stuff I Like...:
Music is one of the few things that can break me out of a funk and get me in a good mood - it has such a power to inspire.

I grew up loving music - particularly R&B and Hip Hop. During freshman year at college I finally broke out of my shell and started singing (in front of people - not just in the shower *lol*) I got involved in the UWM Gospel Choir, leading worship at church, teaching kids to sing - and any other way I could think of to develop and hone my skills. View 'official' bio

A few favorite 'classic' songs (Stuff that will be on my ipod forever):

People In Search of a Life - Marc Dorsey Boy at the Window - Groove Theory (Amel Larrieux) I Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer - Stevie Wonder Golden - Jill Scott Music:
Take a minute to visit my fam on myspace - 7th Platoon Entertainment . I'm a vocalist with 7P and I'm slowly but surely writing new songs. Get more bio info and downloads at www.7thPlatoon.com

Ministry:
Also check out Everlasting Mercy Fellowship for some live recordings of Hip-Hop style worship on the downloads page . I'm proud to serve as the First Lady at EMF, as well as worship leader. It's exciting to see how things have grown since we started EMF back in 2002. It's an amazing ministry and I have never met a group of more caring and open people - there really is nothing like it.

Web Design:
In addition to music and ministry, I also provide freelance web design in my 'spare' time. The latest website is www.lbaonline.org , which just launched. 7thPlatoon.com is a recent site to check out too. Some of the sites I've created are in my portfolio .

'Work':
Oh yeah, one other hat I wear... Senior Marketing Coordinator at Interior Systems, Inc. They create some awesome interiors for schools (picture a cafeteria that looks more like a Starbucks), McDonalds and retail stores.

Parent?!?!:
Okay, one new thing to add to the list... Parent! Rob and I have finished the licensing process to become foster parents. Imagine me molding young minds *evil laugh* buh haa haaa haaaa.

That's about it - for now :)

Sounds Like:

Get Beats:
Check out instrumentals produced by Top Rank (My Hubby) of Beat Council .

Record Label: 7th Platoon Entertainment
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Mimo-Mi Iglesia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paBd4ZFGFjU ...
Posted by Jennifer Torres FLOW THIS SAT Aug 23 @ Marcus PAC on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:10:00 PST

Mi Iglesia

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9cMI58-hA0 ...
Posted by Jennifer Torres FLOW THIS SAT Aug 23 @ Marcus PAC on Fri, 15 Aug 2008 06:05:00 PST

Bad News About Your Pastor

It's been quite a crazy 2008 thus far (but as I heard in a sermon this week, the second half will be better!), and out of curiousity I did a little research about the stresses of 'pastoral' life....
Posted by Jennifer Torres FLOW THIS SAT Aug 23 @ Marcus PAC on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 07:31:00 PST

Who Are You? (Part II)

WHO ARE YOU? (Part II) The foundation of who we are should not be based on what we DO, what we HAVE, or what EXPECTATIONS are placed upon us. EXPECTATIONS play a huge role in who we THINK we are, or b...
Posted by Jennifer Torres FLOW THIS SAT Aug 23 @ Marcus PAC on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:47:00 PST

Who Are You? (Part 1)

***We just wrapped up a great series of workshops at an annual conference called EMPOWER. The focus of the youth sessions revolved around discovering who we are, which of course, also prompts me...
Posted by Jennifer Torres FLOW THIS SAT Aug 23 @ Marcus PAC on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:57:00 PST

re: Can We Last?

Nadja posted a blog that got me thinking - I felt very 'typative' (talkative, get it?)... Anyway, here is my rant. Please comment. - Jen We're the generation of instant everything... instant oil...
Posted by Jennifer Torres FLOW THIS SAT Aug 23 @ Marcus PAC on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:15:00 PST

Personality Types

This was fun - and I think pretty accurate. Got the same results when I took the actual 'Myers-Briggs' personality inventory. Have fun taking it... ..> You Are An INFP The IdealistYou...
Posted by Jennifer Torres FLOW THIS SAT Aug 23 @ Marcus PAC on Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:31:00 PST

New lyrics (Higher) - What do you think?

Here's a song I'm working on - Using a sample from 'Higher' ("Latest Greatest Inspiration"-Teddy Pendergrass) It's still in progress.Higher (Jennifer Torres)More than I could have imagined ...
Posted by Jennifer Torres FLOW THIS SAT Aug 23 @ Marcus PAC on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:02:00 PST

The Story of My Life...

Here's another thing I came across on my old site... I wrote this back in about 2001, I think - It's so interesting to look back and see what things were like and what my perspective was back then... ...
Posted by Jennifer Torres FLOW THIS SAT Aug 23 @ Marcus PAC on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:36:00 PST

Letter of Thanks (from 2000)

Just came across my old online journal and this entry stood out... I think I knew I would need to hear this later when I wrote it 8 years ago... Even before I moved out, before I...
Posted by Jennifer Torres FLOW THIS SAT Aug 23 @ Marcus PAC on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:30:00 PST